Football: Maumelle starts season with scrimmage
Loaded Hornets head to Ozark this Friday, plus the 2021 schedule, roster, #CollegeHornets and #ProHornets
Football season is nearly here for Maumelle as the Hornets travel to Ozark this Friday for a scrimmage.
The high school scrimmage is currently scheduled to start at 7 p.m. and the stadium in Ozark is located at the intersection of 12th and Gibson streets, and not on the high school campus.
Maumelle was picked to finish third in the 5A-Central behind perennial powers Pulaski Academy and Little Rock Christian, while Ozark was picked to win the 4A-4 conference, by Hootens Arkansas Football magazine. Hootens has Maumelle No. 9 in Class 5A after going 6-3 in a pandemic shortened year with a second round loss in the 5A playoffs, while Ozark is No. 5 in Class 4A and have been to at least the quarterfinals for the last three seasons going 9-4 last year.
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Expectations are high for Maumelle this season as senior linemen Andrew Chamblee and Nico Davillier have both committed to play at the University of Arkansas next season but Maumelle coach Kirk Horton said those won’t be the only two current Hornets that have the potential to play in college.
The entire offensive line, “Kelby Forte, Caleb Stroud, Brayden Yancy, and Kevin Hamilton,” Horton said. “Also Roderick Watts at wide receiver and Amarie Rogers at tight end. CJ Murphy, Jordan Harrison on the defensive line. Maurice Mosby and Skyler McClure at linebacker and Maxwell Pace and Caleb Epperson at defensive back.”
The returning offensive linemen are all seniors with Stroud checking in at 6-foot-7 and 315 pounds and the five average out at 275 pounds. Hootens rated, for good reason, as Maumelle having the best offensive line in Class 5A.
But maybe that should be Maul-Melle given that size.
Davillier, Chamblee and Stroud also all play basketball at Maumelle on a team that finished as the Class 5A runner-up last season.
Horton said that Davillier and his athletic 6-5, 275 frame, “Could see [action] in a lot of different spots,” and, “they both will do whatever it takes.”
Of the potential prospects listed by Horton, Rogers was the only junior, with the rest being part of the 25-man senior class but Horton said there’s only 60 players out and that’s down from previous seasons.
“Covid really hurt our Sophomore numbers,” Horton said, “We usually carry around 70” in total on the roster.
The sophomores only account for 15 of the team’s 60 players.
The ongoing pandemic has impacted the team in other ways as well.
“We have had some situations where kids have had to miss practice time due to Covid,” Horton said. “We hope we can have more of a normal season this year.”
And, as of now, Maumelle has no plans to limit home capacity at games this season.
Watch Horton in Action
Beginning August 24, we will host Hornets Live, Maumelle’s own coach’s show, at American Pie Pizza. Join us live or on YouTube. @MHSHornetSports streamer Natural State Sports will have a Coach’s show with Kirk Horton, broadcasting live from American Pie Pizza on Tuesday nights. The first starts next Tuesday at 7 p.m. and should be every following Tuesday at 7 p.m. until the season is over.
Natural State Sports also plans to stream the Maumelle football games this season, starting with the regular season opener at Sylvan Hills on Thursday, Aug. 26.
The YouTube channel can be found by clicking here.
Maumelle football schedule
Friday: Maumelle 21, Ozark 7 (Scrimmage)
Thursday: Maumelle at Sylvan Hills
Friday, Sept. 3: Robinson at Maumelle
Friday, Sept. 10: Maumelle at Vilonia
Thursday, Sept. 16: Maumelle at Shreveport Byrd
Friday, Sept. 24: Maumelle at Little Rock Christian
Friday, Oct. 1: Beebe at Maumelle
Friday, Oct. 8: Maumelle at Jacksonville
Friday, Oct. 15: Pulaski Academy at Maumelle
Friday, Oct. 22: Maumelle at White Hall
Friday, Oct. 29: Watson Chapel at Maumelle
All games kickoff at 7 p.m. unless noted, BOLD indicates 5A-Central conference game
5A-Central Standings
Beebe … 0-0
Jacksonville … 0-0
Little Rock Christian … 0-0 (5A state runner-up)
Maumelle … 0-0
Pulaski Academy … 0-0 (5A state champion)
Watson Chapel … 0-0
White Hall … 0-0
#CollegeHornets
Dashaire Ford-Burton, Southern Arkansas
Nathan Juhl, Arkansas Monticello
Charles McRae, Arkansas State
Houston Motes, Arkansas Tech
Jonathan Reyes, Iowa Wesleyan
Zyon Slade, College of the Canyons, a junior college in California
#ProHornets
Kendall Donnerson, Carolina Panthers
Have any additions to this list? Email us at Arkansas@substack.com
#HighSchoolHornets
1 ... Maxwell Pace ... 12 ... 6-1 ... 175 ... FS/WR
2 ... Ethan Taylor ... 12 ... 5-8 ... 170 ... CB
3 ... Jalen Waits ... 12 ... 5-6 ... 165 ... RB/FS
4 ... Caleb Epperson ... 12 ... 6-0 ... 180 ... CB
5 ... Nico Davillier ... 12 ... 6-5 ... 275 ... DE
6 ... Roderick Watts ... 12 ... 6-3 ... 180 ... WR
7 ... Hunter Specht ... 12 ... 5-9 ... 160 ... WR
8 ... C.J Murphy ... 12 ... 5-10 ... 215 ... LB/DE
9 ... Dezmone Williams ... 12 ... 6-3 ... 200 ... WR
10 ... Weston Pierce ... 11 ... 6-3 ... 185 ... QB
11 ... Amarie Rogers ... 11 ... 6-3 ... 225 ... TE/DE
12 ... Paxton Compton ... 11 ... 6-1 ... 170 ... QB
13 ... Cayden McGee ... 11 ... 5-10 ... 170 ... WR/CB
14 ... Maurice Mosby ... 12 ... 5-10 ... 175 ... LB/RB
15 ... Jason Barham ... 10 ... 6-0 ... 180 ... QB/DB
16 ... John Bruchhagen ... 12 ... 6-1 ... 170 ... OLB
17 ... Jason Crawford ... 11 ... 5-10 ... 180 ... WR
18 ... Doug Bjork ... 10 ... 6-0 ... 185 ... LB ...
20 ... Jessie Knight ... 12 ... 5-9 ... 185 ... SS
21 ... Heath McPeak ... 12 ... 5-9 ... 160 ... FS
22 ... Jordan Candler ... 11 ... 5-9 ... 160 ... RB
23 ... Skyler McClure ... 12 ... 6-3 ... 230 ... LB/TE
24 ... Jaiden Worsham ... 10 ... 5-7 ... 160 ... RB
25 ... Michael Leach ... 10 ... 5-10 ... 170 ... CB
27 ... Michael Candler ... 10 ... 6-2 ... 180 ... RB
28 ... Karsten Hilliard ... 10 ... 5-9 ... 190 ... TE/LB
29 ... Trevon Rawls ... 11 ... 5-7 ... 170 ... CB
30 ... Jeremiah Armstrong ... 10 ... 5-7 ... 160 ... CB
31 ... Alan Timmons ... 10 ... 5-9 ... 170 ... CB
32 ... Jakossi West ... 11 ... 5-9 ... 165 ... FS
34 ... Romello Petty ... 10 ... 5-9 ... 160 ... WR
44 ... Keyshaun Bell ... 12 6-0 ... 185 ... RB
50 ... James Whitley ... 11 ... 5-9 ... 185 ... LB
51 ... Matthue McGarrah ... 11 ... 5-10 ... 165 ... LB
52 ... John Bishop ... 10 ... 6-0 ... 190 ... C/T ...
54 ... Tucker Culp ... 11 ... 5-10 ... 175 ... G
55 ... Jaylen Williams ... 12 ... 6-2 ... 240 ... DE
56 ... Cameron Kirkwood … 11 … 6-2 ... 240 ... OL/DE
57 ... Anthony Diaz ... 10 ... 6-0 ... 185 ... DE/T
58 ... Jordan Harrison ... 12 ... 6-4 ... 250 ... DE
59 ... Khalil Thomas ... 10 ... 5-7 ... 175 ... LB
60 ... Michael Wilson ... 12 ... 6-0 ... 240 ... NG
61 ... Sam Stephens ... 11 ... 5-9 ... 210 ... G/T
62 ... Braden Yancy ... 12 ... 5-10 ... 225 ... C/G
63 ... Richard Johnson ... 12 ... 5-9 ... 220 ... DE
64 ... Erik Young ... 11 ... 6-0 ... 175 ... T
65 ... Kelby Forte ... 12 ... 5-11 ... 265 ... G
67 ... Connor Dlugosh ... 10 ... 5-9 ... 200 ... C
68 ... Kenyette Garvey ... 10 ... 6-0 ... 220 ... DE
69 ... Christian Green ... 10 ... 5-7 ... 200 ... G
70 ... Kevin Hamilton ... 12 ... 6-2 ... 270 ... G/T
71 ... Tre-von Henson ... 11 ... 6-0 ... 270 ... G/T
72 ... Andrew Chamblee ... 12 ... 6-7 ... 300 ... T
74 ... Caleb Stroud ... 12 ... 6-7 ... 315 ... G/T
80 ... Lucas Keller ... 12 ... 6-0 ... 170 ... OLB
81 ... Cody Loveless ... 11 ... 5-9 ... 175 ... P
82 ... Evin Baumgartner ... 11 ... 5-10 ... 185 ... TE
83 ... Braden Kemp ... 11 ... 5-7 ... 170 ... K
90 ... RJ Wilkerson ... 11 ... 5-10 ... 225 ... DE
99 ... Kylan Vance ... 11 ... 6-0 ... 245 ... DE